New on DVD: ‘Sausage Party’ goes to great lengths for raunchy humor

From left, Brenda, voiced by Kristen Wiig; Frank, voiced by Seth Rogen; Sammy, voiced by Ed Norton; and Lavash, voiced by David Krumholtz star in “Sausage Party.” The movie is available on DVD. Sony PicturesCourtesy

From left, Brenda, voiced by Kristen Wiig; Frank, voiced by Seth Rogen; Sammy, voiced by Ed Norton; and Lavash, voiced by David Krumholtz star in “Sausage Party.” The movie is available on DVD. Sony PicturesCourtesy

A very adult animated film about talking food is among the new DVD releases this week.\

“Sausage Party”: 3 out of 4 stars. This is comedy’s version of a huge special effects movie. Movies that bank on big special effects don’t worry about being subtle with the action. In the case of “Sausage Party,” the writers don’t just bank on jokes, but push the envelope with every sentence to the point of near-vulgar explosion.

This is not a movie for everyone. If you watch it, you should be ready for a tale where characters of a Native American variety go by the offensive name of Firewater (Bill Hader) and Mexican food items are referred to in a very politically incorrect manner as illegals.

It’s the delivery system that saves the film. Jokes that would get a live-action movie banned take on a different spin when it is a horny taco (Salma Hayek) or a bagel who sounds like Woody Allen.

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“Sausage Party” has plenty of funny moments, especially for fans of lowbrow humor. But what tends to be a flaw in these kind of offerings is that the continuous flood of sexual conversation becomes so relentless that the lines often lose their shock value. The same goes for the unrelenting barrage of adult language.

“Capital”: 3 stars. The BBC One three-part TV series works as a mystery and as an examination of the human condition. It is all played out against a London street where a mix of new rich and longtime residents find themselves in an unusual situation.

The growing price of property has made each of their homes worth millions. Someone has noticed as each has received a postcard with the phrase, “We want what you have.” The letters continue to come, making the residents more concerned for their safety.

Those residents are a compelling lot because of their diversity. Each of their tales is as interesting as the mysterious postcards.

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